Improvement in hose-carriages



J. WILL Hose-Carriage.

Patented Nov. 26, 1878..

VENTOR:

ATORNEYS N PETERS, PHOTO'UTHDGRAFHER, WASHINGTON. n c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

JOHN WILZ, OF SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HOSE-CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 210,284, dated November26, 1878; application filed August 23, 1878.

To all whom it may concern- Be it known that I, JOHN VILZ, of SantaCruz, in the county of Santa Cruz and State of California, have inventeda new and 1111- proved Hose-Oart, of which the following is aspecification:

The object of my invention is to construct a hose-cart which may be usedto transport hose from place to place,'and the motion of the cartavailed of for winding or unwinding the hose rapidly without strainingthe same.

My invention consists in a truck or cart having supporting-wheels, and adrum or reel hung upon a swinging frame that is pivoted to thetruck-frame, and may be moved to bring a gear-wheel on the reel-sh aftin or out of contact with a gear-wheel attached to the truckwheel,whereby the reel is turned to wind or unwind the hose, according to thedirection in which the cartis moving; or the reel may be secured out ofcontact when the cart is moving from place to place.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvedhose-cart. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a sectionalelevation at the line 00 0c of Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The truck consists of a rectangular frame, a, supported on two wheels,I) b, that turn upon journals at the ends of the-axle c, which axle isbolted to the frame a midway of its length. The periphery of each wheelI) is preferably formed with spurs, as shown, to give the wheels abetter hold on the ground.

(I is a handle, attached to frame a and axle c, and extending in frontof the cart, so as to be used for drawing the hose-cart.

e e are gear-wheels, attached to wheels I), one on each wheel, at theinner side thereof.

The trunnions of the hose-reel f pass through elongated slots in anarched brace, g, (see Fig. 2,) that passes above the frame a from sideto side, and is bolted to the frame a. On the end of each trunnion,outside of brace g, a small gear-wheel, h, is secured.

i t are arms, hung by staples k 70 to the axle 0, near the ends of theaxle. Z l are links, connecting each arm 2' to the trunnions of hosereelf. The outer ends of arms iare connected together, and extend, in theform of a lever, m, out upon the handle d. When the lever m rests uponthe handle (I the reel f is thereby raised, so that the gears h are freefrom contact with gears e, and the lever m may be secured in thatposition by the turning catch a on handle d, as seen by dotted lines.

By releasing lever on and raising the same, as shown in the drawing, thereel is drawn downward, the slots in brace g permitting that movement,and gears h and e mesh together. In this position the hose will beunwound when the cart is drawn forward, or wound upon the reel when. thecart runs backward. The hose is shown as wound on reel f, and is marked0.

The brace g supports the reel f transversely of the frame a, and againstthe strain caused by the winding or unwinding of the, hose.

By the construction described, the hose-cart is rendered very convenientfor use, and the hose cannot be wound or let off any faster than themovement of the cart will perm-it. Thereby strain on the hose anddragging of the hose on the ground are avoided.

I do not limit myself to the exact details of construction set forth, asthey may be varied without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The reel f, hung upon the pivoted arms 2', andhaving the gears it upon its shaft or trunnions, in combination with thegears e, truck-wheels b. and truck-frame, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. The combination and arrangement of the reel f, brace g, arms 1',lever m, links l, and gears e h with the truck-frame a, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

. JOHN \VILZ.

Witnesses:

JACKSON sYLVAR, GREEN MAJoRs.

